Weaving community based learning throughout the language curriculum

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By tracing the winding path of college language students, we can deliberately map community based learning onto several points of that trajectory. In this talk, Ann will chart some pivotal points in "the language student experience" and suggest ways both big and small that we can capitalize on those moments to help students situated themselves and their learning within communities.

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WEAVING COMMUNITY BASED LEARNING THROUGHOUT THE

LANGUAGE CURRICULUM

Annie Abbott Director of Undergraduate

StudiesUniversity of Illinois, Urbana-

Champaign@AnnAbbott

arabbott@illinois.edu

DRAW STUDENTS FROM THE BASIC LANGUAGE PROGRAM

INTO THE MAJOR/MINOR WITH

CBL events

INVOLVE HONOR STUDENTS IN THE GLOBAL LANGUAGE

COMMUNITY THROUGH

virtual volunteering

ENHANCE IMMERSION WITH CBL AND

REFLECTION DURING

study abroad

F

RECRUIT DOUBLE MAJORS BY LINKING CBL AND

languages for specific purposes

SHOWCASE CBL IN YOUR PROGRAMS WITH FULLY-

INTEGRATED

CBL courses

FILL SEATS IN UNDER-ENROLLED COURSES

WITH

CBL tie-ins

REDEFINE UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH WITH

CBL-related deliverables

ENGAGE YOUR ALUMNI AND MEET COMMUNITY PARTNERS’ NEEDS WITH

crowdsourcing